Basketball

Ohio State junior guard JaQuan Lyle quit the team on April 11, a spokesman for Ohio State confirmed. This revelation comes just hours after The Lantern reported Lyle was taken into custody after punching a police car. Saturday morning, Lyle was taken into custody and ...

Ohio State junior guard JaQuan Lyle was taken into custody in his hometown of Evansville, Indiana, at 2:09 a.m. Saturday morning. He was charged with public intoxication, criminal mischief to a vehicle and disorderly conduct, according to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office’s booking records. He ...

Ohio State guard Kam Williams is refuting a report from CBS Sports that said he was returning to Columbus for his redshirt senior season. In a tweet early Monday afternoon, Williams said “I have not withdrawn anything,” a clear response to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, ...

Days after taking an official visit to Ohio State, class of 2017 four-star guard Mark Smith officially committed on Wednesday to play for Illinois and coach Brad Underwood. The Edwardsville, Illinois, native chose Illinois over other offers from Ohio State, Michigan State and Kentucky. Smith ...

Ohio State redshirt junior center Trevor Thompson signed with agent Thad Foucher of the Wasserman Group on Tuesday, as first reported by Jeff Goodman. Former Ohio State big man Trevor Thompson told ESPN he has signed with Thad Foucher of the Wasserman Group. — Jeff ...

The NBA released a list of early entry candidates for the 2017 NBA draft on Tuesday, and among those names was Ohio State redshirt junior shooting guard Kam Williams. The fourth-year guard set career-highs across the board, averaging 30.7 minutes, 9.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and ...

Former Ohio State women’s basketball forward Shayla Cooper will continue her hoops career even farther from her home in Norcross, Georgia. She was selected with the first pick of the second round by the Connecticut Sun in the 2017 WNBA Draft on Thursday. Cooper, who ...

Ohio State redshirt sophomore David Bell will transfer from Ohio State after three seasons with the program, a source close to the team confirmed to The Lantern. He will have two years of eligibility remaining. Bell was often the third center off the bench when ...

Freshman guard Kiara Lewis and freshman forward Tori McCoy will transfer from the Ohio State women’s basketball program, the team announced on Wednesday. McCoy was named to this year’s Big Ten All-Freshman Team and replaced junior forward Stephanie Mavunga when she left the lineup in ...